Weekend availability at Horse Creek
Live from Recreation.gov · checked Sep 18, 7:04 AM PTSold out 1 of the next 6 weekends — exactly when cancellation alerts earn their keep.
- Fri, Sep 18Sold out
- Fri, Sep 25Open38/71 sites
- Fri, Oct 2Open46/74 sites
- Fri, Oct 9Open57/74 sites
- Fri, Oct 16Open61/74 sites
- Fri, Oct 23Open70/74 sites
Friday + Saturday nights, sites bookable both nights. Counts come from a rotating sweep and can lag a cancellation by up to a day — alerts watch your exact dates within minutes.
Campsites & amenities
Site-level details from Recreation.gov's official catalog.
- Campsites
- 84
- Electric sites
- 4
- Water hookups
- 4
- Pull-through
- 33
- Max rig length
- 50 ft
About this campground
Overview Horse Creek Campground is located on the Kaweah River in the foothills of central California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Terminus Dam on Kaweah Lake is three miles east of Lemon Cove, CA. Recreation Kaweah Lake offers boating, water skiing and sailing. Horse and walking trails are available during low water. Anglers can fish for largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish and rainbow trout. Facilities The campground contains 80 sites without hookups. Amenities include flush toilets, showers and a dump station. Weekend programs are held May through September in the campground's amphitheater.Natural Features The campground is settled on the river in a broad, arid valley with few trees. Shade is limited. Nearby Attractions The Horse Creek campground is 11 miles from Sequoia National Park's southern entrance station. Visitors enjoy viewing the inspiring Giant Forest Grove and mighty General Sherman Tree - the world's largest tree in volume. It is one hour more past the entrance station to reach 5,000' and the mightly Sequoias. Note: Vehicles over 22' will not be allowed up Highway 198 through Sequoia National Park. It is a 1930s, two lane, switch back, road on the side of a mountain. Larger vehicles need to use the northern route on Hwy 180 thorugh Sequoia National Forest to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park. In this area you can view America's Christmas Tree, The General Grant Tree and access the other areas. The Visitor Center is shared with the Forest Service and National Park Service.
Getting there
From Visalia, CA, take HWY 198 for 20 miles east. Follow signs to Horse Creek Campground.
Activities
- DAY USE AREA
- VISITOR CENTER
- HIKING
- CAMPING
- BIKING
- BOATING
- FISHING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- INFORMATION SITE
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- SWIMMING
- BIRDING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Foothills Visitor CenterSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks10 mi
- Grouse Valley CabinsSequoia National Forest10 mi
- South Fork CampgroundSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks11 mi
- Potwisha CampgroundSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks12 mi
- Buckeye Flat CampgroundSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks14 mi
- Giant Forest MuseumSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks16 mi
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